In our household, my lovely wife signals me that the miniature poodle wants out by tapping the floor three times with the walking/coyote defense stick. Sophie the Hound hears the signal and comes in the basement. I close the dog door and let wife know. Poodle-doodle goes and putters around for a few minutes. When they come back inside, I have to jerk the dog door out of Sophie’s way so she won’t bend it again rushing outside to cover what poodle left.
In our household, my lovely wife signals me that the miniature poodle wants out by tapping the floor three times with the walking/coyote defense stick. Sophie the Hound hears the signal and comes in the basement. I close the dog door and let wife know. Poodle-doodle goes and putters around for a few minutes. When they come back inside, I have to jerk the dog door out of Sophie’s way so she won’t bend it again rushing outside to cover what poodle left.